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Communication from Michael Lamb, City Controller, submitting a Performance Audit of City Car Rental Rates and Usage dated October 2012
Attachment
Performance Audit
CITY CAR RENTAL
RATES and USAGE
Report by the
Office of City Controller
MICHAEL E. LAMB
CITY CONTROLLER
Douglas W. Anderson, Deputy Controller
Anabell Kinney, Management Auditor
Gloria Novak, Assistant Management Auditor
Liz Dille, CPA
Dave Henderson, Performance Auditor
October 2012
October 25, 2012
To the Honorables: Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and
Members of Pittsburgh City Council:
The Office of City Controller is pleased to present this Performance Audit of City Car Rental Rates and Usage conducted pursuant to the Controller's powers under Section 404(c) of the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter. This audit assesses the cost benefit to the City of its current car rental contract.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Dollar Rent A Car is currently the City's preferred vendor for vehicle rental services. The original contract was established as of November, 2006 and was updated by Dollar in January, 2010 with rate modifications for each of the seven car-type categories.
Findings and Recommendations
City Car Rental Contract Rates
Finding: In 2010, Dollar Rent A Car rates decreased for seldom used vehicles but increased significantly for Minivans, which comprise nearly half of the City's vehicle rentals.
Finding: The Dollar contract is a Type B contract which typically is more prone to automatic renewal. Piggybacking on County and State contracts often results in tangible savings. It is not clear that sufficient effort was made by the City to piggyback off of existing car rental contracts.
Finding: The City's withdrawal from participation in Allegheny County's original Request for Bid from car rental vendors clearly diminished opportunities to...
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